Nachtwache

German

Etymology

From Middle High German nahtwache, from Old High German nahtwahha, from Proto-West Germanic *nahtwaku. Equivalent to Nacht +‎ Wache. Cognate with Dutch nachtwake and Old English nihtwacu. Also related to Dutch nachtwacht and West Frisian nachtwacht (compare Nachtwacht), and English nightwatch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnaxtˌvaxə]
  • Hyphenation: Nacht‧wa‧che
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Noun

Nachtwache f (genitive Nachtwache, plural Nachtwachen)

  1. night watch

Declension

Declension of Nachtwache [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Nachtwache die Nachtwachen
genitive einer der Nachtwache der Nachtwachen
dative einer der Nachtwache den Nachtwachen
accusative eine die Nachtwache die Nachtwachen

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